Paid $150 for a 'premium' Edmonton chat app that just shut down

So last year I bought a lifetime subscription to this local chat app called 'YEG Connect' for $150, thinking it would be a good way to meet people. It was basically a paid version of a regular chat room, but they promised exclusive events and better moderation. The app just went offline last month with no warning, and the company isn't responding to emails. On one side, I feel like I got scammed and should have just used free groups. On the other, maybe paying was supposed to filter out trolls and it just failed. Has anyone else here lost cash on a local online service that folded?

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richard8524h ago

Premium just meant they got your money first. Local apps are a gamble, they don't have the user base to last. Saw a neighborhood food delivery thing do the same, charged twenty for early access and vanished. That cash is gone for good. Free groups are messy but at least they don't cost you a hundred fifty bucks.

susanp504h ago

What about trying a local Facebook group for free trades?